Exploration of testing practices and population characteristics support an increase in chlamydia positivity in Tasmania between 2001 and 2010

Exploration of testing practices and population characteristics support an increase in chlamydia positivity in Tasmania between 2001 and 2010

Abstract Objective: The proportion of positive chlamydia tests in young people in Tasmania increased significantly between 2001 and 2010. While female positivity rates increased steadily, male positivity rose steeply to 2005 then stabilised. Crude positivity rates can be influenced by a variety of f...

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Main Authors: Nicola Stephens, David Coleman, Kelly Shaw, Maree O'Sullivan, Hassan Vally, Alison Venn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
chlamydia positivity
testing practices
public health surveillance
population level
symptom status
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12502

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